Rob Jones' King's Lead Hat On Sale Now!

Dec 28, 2010

Today is the second to last poster in our officially licensed project with Lucasfilm and we're honored that the GRAMMY NOMINATED DESIGNER Rob Jones could provide a design. We present to you, King's Lead Hat!
Poster by Rob Jones. 24"x36" screen print w/ metallic inks. Signed and numbered by the artist. Printed by D&L Screen Printing. Edition of 255. Click HERE to buy.
Here is what Rob had to say about the poster:
"There's a scene in Star Wars where Grand Moff Tarkin strides into his council room on the Death Star announcing the dissolution of the Imperial Senate. His officers express concern over the Emperor's ability to maintain control of star systems without this governing body. To this Tarkin retorts, 'Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station.'
This exchange made me consider the motivation behind the Emperor's construction of Darth Vader. I'm not referring to just the cybernetic bits maintaining Vader's body but also the active manipulation of his mind to bring him to the dark side. The Emperor created in Vader a weapon no different from the Death Star in its ultimate purpose, a means of generating fear amongst the vast populace he ruled. An administrative tool that became the executor of the Emperor's cruel commands. With that in mind, I decided to depict Vader as a facility harnessing and directing his immense natural power towards malicious ends."
-Justin